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died suddenly 1t Ypsilanti Thursday
afternoon 1t the home Of his niece
Joseph Dimmick. pioneer o.
East Tawas and = prominent Fro<
Mason, dropped dead Wednesday eve
ming.
Bay county has voted to issue
$4,000 In bonds TO use In extending
the syetem OF stone roads In vogue In
that county.
The Press association Of the Sew
enth congregational district will meet
with the State association Ut Port
Huron this year.
AT the annual prize drill Of the
Jackson Guard, sanford Hunt won
first place over eleven contestants, his
per cent. being 81
The buildings 10 be erected In
Kalamazoo this summer will be worth
over 81 ,U00. 200; at any rate they will
cost more than that figure.
There are people living back Of
Manistiqne who are obliged to go 20
and 80 miles for their mail matter.
They are disposed To kick about H.
Henry III. Brown, one of the most
energetic, generous, and prominent
citizens of Battle Creek, died lately.
aged 81 years. lie was learned law
yer.
William A. Roberts, agent for the
American Express Company AT Lin
coin. attempted suicide by morphine
The cause was financial trouble. lie
is married and aged %
The new Lieutenant Governor OF
Michigan, James III. Macdonald. gets
an income of $4,000 year from a
single mining investment in the CO.
gebic range, which cost him less than
$3.50.
Two more forgeries committed by
the aascondcd Judge Follett, OF Grand
Rapids, were discovered. A farmer
who refuses TO give his name holds
$500 signed +. +. uhl The Billsboro
heirs lind they are out $i50.
Perry, Shiawassee county. will
celebrate the Fourth this year, but the
citizens have inaugurated boom In
grading streets and levrling walks.
several new houses have also been
built this spring and more are in pro
cess Of erection.
The City Council of Clinton has
ordered plans and specifications drawn
for supplying the city with q system
of water works. The first outlay will
be not less than $4,000, which will
only supply the business part of the
t2YQ. Work is expected 70 be begun
at al early day.
The legislature having refused TO
appropriate any money 10 help support
the Jackson fire department, at ths
next sess on of the council Aid. Car
roll will introduce resolution direct
ing the fire commissioners % notify
the chief Of the fire department to pay
no attention hereafter 10 tire alarms
coming from the prison. q
In the supreme court a. lansing
Tuesday the resolutions adopted by
the bar Of Kalamazoo county on the
death of Hon. Charles 4. Stuart, OF
kalamazoo. were presented 10 the
court by Hon. Charles ;. May, In an
eloquent and able address. remarks
were also made by the court, and the
resolutions made part Of the court
records.
AT Corunna some days ago John
Abbott married the daughter OF a
miner named Craig Her father OPP
posed the match Several quarrcIs
resulted, and while the old man was
passing their house, Abbott and his
wife rushed out and assaulted him
with club and pitchfork. fatally
stabbing him. The couple have been
arrested.
AT Kingsley as n. Shattuck and q.
friend while driving TO town, were.
stopped on the road by man named
Walter Deyoe, who caught the horses
by the head. Shattuck struck the ami
mails with his whip TO urge them for
ward, but Deyoe hung on 10 them.
Shattuck then drew his revolver and
shot Deyoe just below the heart His.
recovery is doubtful.
"A Detroit Special SAYS Detroit
manufacturers are much interested i'm
the discovery OF oil and natural gas in
the Lower Peninsula. The natural
gas struck at Port Huron has led 10
several firms considering the advisa-
bility of removing their manufactur-
ing plants there 10 reap the benefit Of
the cheap fuel. An estimate Is Icing
prepared Of the cost OF piping oil TO
Detroit from the Ohio field. IA
AT Jackson Mrs William r. Hea-
ton, wife OF the editor Of the Daiiy